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Butler vs Xavier Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 06 Mar 2025
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 78-91
40-44 38-47
Position#266
Record13-16
FormWLWLL
Points / game74.2
Allowed / game72.8
Butler
USA
vs
Xavier 🏆
USA
Position#82
Record20-10
FormWWWWW
Points / game76.8
Allowed / game69.6
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · Butler v Xavier
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Butler winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Xavier winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

ButlerUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
DePaul
#269
W
86-69
86
69
+17
H25/01
NCAA
Marquette
#67
L
69-78
69
78
-9
H29/01
NCAA
Georgetown
#176
L
70-73
70
73
-3
A31/01
NCAA
Seton Hall
#349
W
84-54
84
54
+30
A05/02
NCAA
Providence
#300
W
82-81
82
81
+1
H08/02
NCAA
Georgetown
#176
W
97-86
97
86
+11
H15/02
NCAA
Xavier
#82
L
63-76
63
76
-13
A19/02
NCAA
DePaul
#269
W
84-72
84
72
+12
A23/02
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#10
L
70-76
70
76
-6
H27/02
NCAA
Villanova
#138
L
70-80
70
80
-10
A01/03
NCAA
1H
2H
40-33
46-36
42-35
27-43
37-36
33-37
48-20
36-34
41-39
41-42
46-35
51-51
31-48
32-28
40-34
44-38
32-38
38-38
35-43
35-37
152.0Avg total
77.5Scored
74.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (29)74.272.8147.0+1.445%
Season at home (18)76.171.4147.5+4.656%
Season away (11)71.375.0146.3-3.727%
Last 10 (10)77.574.5152.0+3.050%
Last 5 (5)76.878.0154.8-1.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)70.576.7147.3-6.213%
vs Similar (12)77.469.1146.5+8.375%
vs Weaker (2)83.065.5148.5+17.5100%
This opponent (Xavier) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
XavierUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
St. John's (N.Y.)
#10
L
71-79 OT
71
79
-8
A23/01
NCAA
Uconn
#63
W
76-72
76
72
+4
H26/01
NCAA
Creighton
#59
L
77-86
77
86
-9
A30/01
NCAA
Georgetown
#176
W
74-69
74
69
+5
H05/02
NCAA
Villanova
#138
L
68-80
68
80
-12
A09/02
NCAA
Providence
#300
W
91-82
91
82
+9
A13/02
NCAA
DePaul
#269
W
85-68
85
68
+17
H15/02
NCAA
Butler
#266
W
76-63
76
63
+13
H19/02
NCAA
Seton Hall
#349
W
73-66
73
66
+7
A23/02
NCAA
Creighton
#59
W
83-61
83
61
+22
H01/03
NCAA
1H
2H
40-30
25-35
40-41
36-31
35-40
42-46
30-26
44-43
33-33
35-47
45-30
46-52
45-31
40-37
48-31
28-32
40-21
33-45
42-27
41-34
150.0Avg total
77.4Scored
72.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (30)76.869.6146.5+7.267%
Season at home (17)80.766.2146.9+14.588%
Season away (13)71.874.2145.9-2.438%
Last 10 (10)77.472.6150.0+4.870%
Last 5 (5)81.668.0149.6+13.6100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)71.580.5152.0-9.00%
vs Similar (13)70.572.1142.6-1.546%
vs Weaker ◀ (15)83.066.1149.1+16.993%
This opponent (Butler) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-11-6+0+6+111st half1st half: +3.1+3.11st half: +8.8+8.82nd half2nd half: -0.1-0.12nd half: -3.2-3.2
-11-6+0+6+111st half1st half: +3.1+3.11st half: +8.8+8.82nd half2nd half: -0.1-0.12nd half: -3.2-3.2
ButlerXavier
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
ButlerLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
DePaul
#269
W
40-33
40
33
+7
H25/01
NCAA
Marquette
#67
W
42-35
42
35
+7
H29/01
NCAA
Georgetown
#176
W
37-36
37
36
+1
A31/01
NCAA
Seton Hall
#349
W
48-20
48
20
+28
A05/02
NCAA
Providence
#300
W
41-39
41
39
+2
H08/02
NCAA
Georgetown
#176
W
46-35
46
35
+11
H15/02
NCAA
Xavier
#82
L
31-48
31
48
-17
A19/02
NCAA
DePaul
#269
W
40-34
40
34
+6
A23/02
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#10
L
32-38
32
38
-6
H27/02
NCAA
Villanova
#138
L
35-43
35
43
-8
A01/03
NCAA
75.3Avg total
39.2Scored
36.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.635.571.1+0.163%-
Last 30 at home (19)36.636.272.8+0.468%-
Last 30 away (11)33.934.268.1-0.355%-
Last 10 (10)39.236.175.3+3.170%-
Last 5 (5)36.839.676.4-2.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)32.837.470.2-4.640%-
vs Similar (12)37.434.371.8+3.183%-
vs Weaker (2)44.527.572.0+17.0100%-
This opponent (Xavier) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
XavierLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
St. John's (N.Y.)
#10
W
40-30
40
30
+10
A23/01
NCAA
Uconn
#63
L
40-41
40
41
-1
H26/01
NCAA
Creighton
#59
L
35-40
35
40
-5
A30/01
NCAA
Georgetown
#176
W
30-26
30
26
+4
H05/02
NCAA
Villanova
#138
D
33-33
33
33
+0
A09/02
NCAA
Providence
#300
W
45-30
45
30
+15
A13/02
NCAA
DePaul
#269
W
45-31
45
31
+14
H15/02
NCAA
Butler
#266
W
48-31
48
31
+17
H19/02
NCAA
Seton Hall
#349
W
40-21
40
21
+19
A23/02
NCAA
Creighton
#59
W
42-27
42
27
+15
H01/03
NCAA
70.8Avg total
39.8Scored
31.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.930.366.2+5.663%-
Last 30 at home (17)37.629.867.4+7.871%-
Last 30 away (13)33.830.964.7+2.854%-
Last 10 (10)39.831.070.8+8.870%-
Last 5 (5)44.028.072.0+16.0100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)38.535.574.0+3.050%-
vs Similar (13)31.431.262.6+0.246%-
vs Weaker ◀ (15)39.528.868.3+10.780%-
This opponent (Butler) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
4
Butler wins
6
Xavier wins
DateGameScore
19/02/25Xavier v Butler76-63
13/03/24Butler v Xavier72-76
07/03/24Butler v Xavier72-66
16/01/24Xavier v Butler85-71
05/03/23Xavier v Butler78-66
11/02/23Butler v Xavier69-67
09/03/22Xavier v Butler82-89 OT
03/02/22Xavier v Butler68-66
08/01/22Butler v Xavier72-87
10/03/21Xavier v Butler69-70 OT
Butlerlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
01/03/25AVillanova70-80
27/02/25HSt. John's (N.Y.)70-76
23/02/25ADePaul84-72
19/02/25AXavier63-76
15/02/25HGeorgetown97-86
08/02/25HProvidence82-81
05/02/25ASeton Hall84-54
31/01/25AGeorgetown70-73
29/01/25HMarquette69-78
25/01/25HDePaul86-69
Xavierlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
01/03/25HCreighton83-61
23/02/25ASeton Hall73-66
19/02/25HButler76-63
15/02/25HDePaul85-68
13/02/25AProvidence91-82
09/02/25AVillanova68-80
05/02/25HGeorgetown74-69
30/01/25ACreighton77-86
26/01/25HUconn76-72
23/01/25ASt. John's (N.Y.)71-79 OT

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Butler
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLL45%
HomeWLWWL56%
AwayLWLWL27%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games291811
Win %45%56%27%
Points / game74.276.171.3
Allowed / game72.871.475.0
Point differential+1.4+4.6-3.7
Avg total147.0147.5146.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+31%33%27%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (9)43% (7)0% (2)
Overtime %3%0%9%
Xavier
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW67%
HomeWWWWW88%
AwayLLLWW38%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games301713
Win %67%88%38%
Points / game76.880.771.8
Allowed / game69.666.274.2
Point differential+7.2+14.5-2.4
Avg total146.5146.9145.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%53%8%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (8)75% (4)25% (4)
Overtime %7%0%15%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big East conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 St. John's (N.Y.)3026487%78.465.7+12.7
2 Marquette2922776%77.166.8+10.2
3 Creighton3021970%75.068.8+6.1
4 Uconn2920969%78.169.0+9.1
5 Xavier30201067%76.869.6+7.2
6 Villanova31181358%74.167.7+6.4
7 Georgetown30171357%71.668.3+3.4
8 Butler29131645%74.272.8+1.4
9 Providence30121840%71.572.3-0.8
10 DePaul30121840%72.274.0-1.8
11 Seton Hall3072323%62.269.9-7.8
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Butler403878
Xavier444791
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